MEMORABLE FILMS INVOLVING INTERPLANETARY TRAVEL. 1977-1987.
1977 Star Wars
1977 Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
1978 Superman
1979 Alien
1980 The Empire Strikes Back
1981 Superman II
1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan
1982 E.T.
1983 Return Of The Jedi
1984 Star Trek III: The Search For Spock
1986 Aliens
1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1987 Predator
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STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
*was the second movie of the Star Trek trilogy. The story picks up immediately after the previous film. Spock is resurrected throughout the course of the movie thanks to the Genesis device introduced in the previous sequel, the Enterprise is destroyed, and an enemy starship with a cloaking device is stolen by the crew of the Enterprise...all of which is crucial to the plot of the following sequel. Also, it ends with the words "And the adventure continues..."
*features a major explosion when the Enterprise is destoyed
*was scored again by James Horner
*marked the directorial debut of Leonard Nimoy, which provided a valuable learning experience that proved beneficial to the following sequel Star Trek IV
*not exactly the best movie on this list, but was good enough that the movie studio allowed Leonard Nimoy to direct Star Trek IV
To be continued on the message board for Aliens...